"If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I am optimistic as to man."
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"Too often we jump to the conclusion that something is impossible simply because we cannot see the solution. No one knows enough to be a pessimist."
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"The program of the ruling elite in Orwell's 1984 was: "A foot stamping on a human face forever!" This is naive and optimistic. No species could survive for even a generation under such program. This is not a program of eternal, or even long-range dominance. It is clearly an extermination program."
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"I would assume that you were going to offer me refreshment, but the evidence so far suggests that that would be optimistic to the point of foolishness."
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"My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times."
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"I'm so Optimistic I'll take my last 2 dollars and buy a Money Belt."
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"The thing that makes me most optimistic is China and India - both of them doing well."
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"This generation has a responsibility to reshape the world. Start the task even if it will not be fulfilled in your lifetime. Even if it seems hopeless now, never give up. Offer a positive vision, with enthusiasm and joy, and an optimistic outlook."
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"Choosing to associate with positive, optimistic people will accelerate our positive growth."
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"Optimism is normal, but some fortunate people are more optimistic than the rest of us. If you are genetically endowed with an optimistic bias, you hardly need to be told that you are a lucky person - you already feel fortunate."
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"I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. With the laugh comes the tears and in developing motion pictures or television shows, you must combine all the facts of life - drama, pathos and humor."
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"Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury that we can't afford."
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"I'm a Sagittarius, and one of our major qualities is that we're blindly optimistic."
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"Learn to cultivate your own garden."
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"One Dilbert Blog reader noted that current research shows that happiness causes success more than success causes happiness. That makes sense to me. There's plenty of research about people having a baseline of happiness that doesn't vary much with circumstances. And given that happy people are typically optimistic, energetic, and fun to work with, I can see how happiness would lead to success."
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"Whereas modern cynicism brought despair about the ability of the human species to realize laudable ideals, postmodern cynicism doesn't — not because it's optimistic, but because it can't take ideals seriously in the first place. The prevailing attitude is Absurdism. A postmodern magazine may be irreverent, but not bitterly irreverent, for it's not purposefully irreverent; its aim is indiscriminate, because everyone is equally ridiculous. And anyway, there's no moral basis for passing judgment. Just sit back and enjoy the show."
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"You have to take chances - working in film is a mixture of luck, talent, and ability to take the risk. You have to be optimistic. You can't be a pessimistic person."
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"...fry me an optimist for breakfast."
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"Determination, with an optimistic attitude is the key to success."
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"I am basically optimistic."
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